Category: Process guidance
Death Certification Review Service – interested person review: June 2022
DCRS Interested Person Review. Published June 2022
A guide to death certification review in Scotland
The role of the Death Certification Review Service (DCRS) in multiple languages
Death Certification Review Service – deaths abroad: June 2022
DCRS deaths abroad. Published June 2022
Independent healthcare regulation – privacy notice
Privacy notice for our work to regulate independent healthcare. Published May 2022.
Joint inspection of adult services – integration and outcomes – Quality Improvement Framework
Quality Improvement Framework for joint inspections of adult services. Published March 2022.
National guidance when a child or young person dies
We developed guidance for reviewing the deaths of children and young people in Scotland.
Steroid emergency card to support early recognition and treatment of adrenal crisis in adults
Steroid card, guidance and overview letter for healthcare professionals. Published July 2021.
Independent healthcare regulation – enforcement policy
Information on our approach to enforcement in the regulation of independent healthcare services. Published December 2020.
Independent healthcare regulation – practising privileges – checklist for clinics
A checklist of points to consider or tasks to undertake before granting practising privileges. Published October 2020.
Independent healthcare regulation – QoC self-evaluation guidance
A practical guide for undertaking self-evaluation against Healthcare Improvement Scotland’s Quality Assurance Framework. Published July 2020.